[SOLVED] NET_PROFILES=('menu') doesn't work at boot time

Question

Hi I've created two network profiles to change eth0 configuration on my laptop according to where I am.
The problem is that NET_PROFILES=('menu') (in rc.conf) doesn't work at boot time: the profile select dialog doesn't appear.
It works only if I do a /etc/rc.d/network restart.
Here is the relevant part of my rc.conf
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="eth0 192.168.0.3 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(gateway)
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up. These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network-profiles
NET_PROFILES=('menu') #### I tried even without quotes with the same result!!
By the way, I tried this on three different machines (one is always up to date, the others aren't)  with the same result.
Last edited by proc (2007-04-15 14:00:57)

Answer 1

iphitus thanks for your prompt reply, but I already have dialog installed. In fact the menu appears if I do a network restart, but it doesn't at boot.